Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-27
nNTNG INTELLIGENCE.

p-roperejes Of the Cataract
D,striee. Something Of Basin %"
nther Information Regarding ene
Leading Industry.
Mr.. Pat Early, a resident OF Butte VINO
has been on . prospecting trip 20 'ne
Cataract district, returned yesterday IL"
gave the following Information TO . repre-
sentative Of The MINER:
At THE ATLANTA
a tunnel has been run q distance OF ooo
feet, and taps the ledge at q depth OF 4oo
feet. The ledge is five feet ten inches III
width where encountered and shows Tree
gold across the face. Different assays OF
the ore have been made and while tne
exact returns are not known it is certain
the value per ton will be well up in the
hundreds. A large force OF men will DC
put to work on the property. on the LIST
ult. and it will be systematically and .nor
oughly developed. No arrangements v
vet b. EN- made for the erection of a mill on
the premises and the output OF the mime
will be shipped either to Helena or WlcKes
for reduction. The mine is owned by q
stock company. q majority OF the STOCK
holders residing in Helena. Gen. John
Harris is Superintendent.
THE BIG MEDICINE
is located on the creek named after the dis
trict. A shaft now being sunk has ATTAINED
a depth of 100 feet. Assays made from
ore at this depth gave a return OF s2S IL
silver. 81 in gold, and so per cent. lead
This is one Of the most promising mines O
the district. and much faith is placed in ii
by the residents of Basin. The location
OF it was made along in the sixties. ano
until recently the immense cost OF trans
p~ortation has prevented it's being worked
at q profit. Now, however. the rapidly
approaching railroads have given q new i'm
petus to the mining industry, and these
long neglected properties are being openec
and worked.
THE INDEPENDENT.
q mine named after the journal OF thai
title. published in Helena, and in which
city the property is owned, has recently
let q contract to sink the main shaft 25(
feet, and to run a tunnel 45(
feet to connect with the shaft
The tunnel is being run for drainage ano
ventilating purposes, and will also be usec
LOT Cne output OF ores, 10 aVOIO HOlS!lnE u
the surface. This is exclusively q golC
mine, carrying but little silver or basel
metals. A large amount of work is beinl
done in the way OF representation in tn
district. p. Dougherty vas recently pros
pecting in the neighborhood of Basin, ant
it was reported that he had made a dis
covery of q very valuable lode. one tina
was discovered years before, but had no
been developed by the locators.
THE TOWN OF BASIN
at this time presents a very lively appear
ance. partly owing to the advent of tn
railroads. The employees OF the railroad
come to the city daily, and especially OF
pay day high carnival is held until tn
workmen get rid of their ducats, when the,
resume their avocation. The mines ar
also giving a boom to the town, as tn
early arrival of railroads insures the con
struction of reduction works to treat tn
large quantities of ore in and around tn
camp. Town lots are held at exorbitan
figures, and where sales are consummatet
buildings are being erected at once. Schmid
& Gamer have a commodious store room
and their business at Basin is in charge O
Archie O'Neill. There are in the town a
present nine saloons, three stores, tire
hotels, one restaurant. ene barber shol
and two feed stables, and every branch O
business is thriving.